Do you guys remember how Roger Huerta performed while in the UFC??? He quickly became one of my favorite fighters to watch. He won 6 fights in a row and his last win in the UFC was against Clay Guida in one of the most epic fights iv ever seen. The way he looked just before round 3 started had me thinking at that moment "Man this guy wants this and i think he will manage to turn this around and get the win". And he did just that!! Finished Guida in amazing fashion.

He then fought Kenny Florian and got outpointed and lost the decision. Okay it was a hiccup but all in all not that big of a deal. He then fought Gray Maynard and lost a very close fight only because of Maynards wrestling. People still thought this guy had a great future ahead off him BUT a disagreement with the UFC and his pay led him to never resign a contract. People imagined he would rack up some wins in other companies and then come back to the UFC eventually.

What happened then i dont think anyone could have predicted.
At first nothing seemed wrong because he won his first fight outside of the UFC in an impressive submission victory. Since then he lost his next 4 fights with 3 of them being Tkos/Ko. Loosing to the likes of Eddie and Pat isnt that bad but he got tkoed by "War Machine" (Which is shocking to me) and just recently Zoro koed him BAD!! Here is the GIF to see this magnificent KO.

June/23/2012

(Now thats a brutal soccer kick to the dome)

So what happened to Roger Huerta??? Why is his career going downhill so fast. How do you go from decision/split with Kenny and Gray Maynard to getting tkoed by the War Machine. Does this mean that maybe the UFC LWs arnt as good as they seem or is it just Roger Huerta who has went downhill??

No_Mercy

06-24-2012 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by SideWays222
(Post 1596187)

Do you guys remember how Roger Huerta performed while in the UFC??? He quickly became one of my favorite fighters to watch. He won 6 fights in a row and his last win in the UFC was against Clay Guida in one of the most epic fights iv ever seen. The way he looked just before round 3 started had me thinking at that moment "Man this guy wants this and i think he will manage to turn this around and get the win". And he did just that!! Finished Guida in amazing fashion.

He then fought Kenny Florian and got outpointed and lost the decision. Okay it was a hiccup but all in all not that big of a deal. He then fought Gray Maynard and lost a very close fight only because of Maynards wrestling. People still thought this guy had a great future ahead off him BUT a disagreement with the UFC and his pay led him to never resign a contract. People imagined he would rack up some wins in other companies and then come back to the UFC eventually.

What happened then i dont think anyone could have predicted.
At first nothing seemed wrong because he won his first fight outside of the UFC in an impressive submission victory. Since then he lost his next 4 fights with 3 of them being Tkos/Ko. Loosing to the likes of Eddie and Pat isnt that bad but he got tkoed by "War Machine" (Which is shocking to me) and just recently Zoro koed him BAD!! Here is the GIF to see this magnificent KO.

June/23/2012

(Now thats a brutal soccer kick to the dome)

So what happened to Roger Huerta??? Why is his career going downhill so fast. How do you go from decision/split with Kenny and Gray Maynard to getting tkoed by the War Machine. Does this mean that maybe the UFC LWs arnt as good as they seem or is it just Roger Huerta who has went downhill??

I once had high hopes on "The Matador." Remember seeing one of his earlier fights with Alberto Crane. He used the jumbotron screen to elbow him in the head...haha. Then his FOTN with Clay. Really an all around exciting fighter to watch. Then something inexplicably happened...

Not to sound superstitious, but I think it was Arianny Celeste. Any fighter who touches the sweet honey pot somehow goes into "fight purgatory."

BrianRClover

06-24-2012 10:34 AM

I was and still am a big fan of Roger's. The guy just had charisma and an awesome fighting style. The highlight of his UFC run for me was that famous scene where, (I can't remember who) but someone had his back but he was on his knees, and Roger was using the jumbo screens in the arena to see the guy's head and elbow him. It was awesome!

Also, when that youtube clip surfaced of Roger beating the big dude up outside a night club because the guy hit some girl, it was hard not to rally behind the guy.

As far as his downward spiral. I don't think it has anything to do with the LW division being weaker than once thought, I think personally think Roger gave up a little bit when things went the way they did with the UFC. He probably also thought in these smaller organizations, he was going to mow through the competition, that obviously didn't happen.

Just my theory though.

Roflcopter

06-24-2012 11:24 AM

He became a celebrity fighter and lost his desire once the spotlight got put on him.

Toxic

06-24-2012 11:44 AM

First off don't write War Machine off the guy is bat shit crazy but is more than good enough in the cage to maintain a spot on the roster of the UFC if he had his personal shit together.

Secondly after Huerta left the UFC it has never really seemed like he maintained much dedication.

buddyface

06-24-2012 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Toxic
(Post 1596242)

First off don't write War Machine off the guy is bat shit crazy but is more than good enough in the cage to maintain a spot on the roster of the UFC if he had his personal shit together.

Secondly after Huerta left the UFC it has never really seemed like he maintained much dedication.

Quoted for truth on both points

MikeHawk

06-24-2012 02:35 PM

Pretty obvious why he started losing. He just wanted to fight and be a movie star instead of training.

It's a shame too, I can't remember a bad Huerta fight in the UFC.

Danm2501

06-24-2012 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Toxic
(Post 1596242)

First off don't write War Machine off the guy is bat shit crazy but is more than good enough in the cage to maintain a spot on the roster of the UFC if he had his personal shit together.

Secondly after Huerta left the UFC it has never really seemed like he maintained much dedication.

In Thailand ATM training at Tiger, and saw Roger training at PTT just over a week ago, and for a dude that's not maintained much dedication he looked shredded, and his Muay Thai looked really slick! From what I've seen, heard and watched on the pre-fight videos, Roger really re-dedicated himself for this fight. He sees this next year as his last real chance to get back to his best and make a run again. Turned out last night he took on a legit contender in Zoro, and got KTFO, but that was because Zoro was the better fighter on the night, not because Roger wasn't dedicated.

El Bresko

06-24-2012 06:12 PM

So none of you guys think the Mike Swick incident has anything to do with Roger's performance? He was noticeably rattled before the fight.

SideWays222

06-24-2012 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MRBRESK
(Post 1596350)

So none of you guys think the Mike Swick incident has anything to do with Roger's performance? He was noticeably rattled before the fight.

What Mike Swick incident?

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Originally Posted by Toxic
(Post 1596242)

First off don't write War Machine off the guy is bat shit crazy but is more than good enough in the cage to maintain a spot on the roster of the UFC if he had his personal shit together.

Secondly after Huerta left the UFC it has never really seemed like he maintained much dedication.

He is written off. Sorry. The guy sucks and had no business in the UFC. But you can think otherwise if that is what you want. No biggie

His few good wins dont impress me and his performances in the UFC didnt impress me. But thats my opinion. His life outside of the cage i dont even want to comment on.